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engagement

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/

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What does engagement mean?

noun

  1. An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
  2. Connection or attachment.
  3. The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
More meanings (5)

noun

  1. The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
  2. In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
  3. The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
  4. A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
  5. The quantitative response to a piece of content or a service; attention.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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It was a formal notice by letter from him that he should not renew his engagement with her for the following Lady-day.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
The colonel, bidden to hear the jarring noises of an engagement in the woods to the left, broke out in vague damnations.
Stephen CraneThe Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil WarProject Gutenberg ebook #73
More book examples (3)
“If I can come again, we are still to have our ball. My father depends on it. Do not forget your engagement.”
Jane AustenEmmaProject Gutenberg ebook #158
It was true that he was engaged to her, and that he had not yet found a way of breaking his engagement.
Edith WhartonSummerProject Gutenberg ebook #166
“I congratulate you on your engagement,” he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.
Henry JamesConfidenceProject Gutenberg ebook #178